The Member States of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) welcome the process of registration of presidential candidacies in the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the upcoming elections to be held on July 28, 2024.

The ALBA-TCP member countries applaud the number of candidates and the diversity of political parties registered for the presidency, in faithful adherence to the Barbados Agreements between the government and the Venezuelan opposition signed on October 17, 2023, which, despite the negative narrative that some governments and the media have tried to impose on the Venezuelan electoral system, demonstrates that Venezuela counts with a solid and participatory democracy.

The presidential electoral process in Venezuela will be crucial for the future of the entire Latin American and Caribbean region and the Alliance reiterates its support for the Venezuelan people to exercise their right to vote and choose the future of the nation.

ALBA-TCP reaffirms its commitment to the self-determination and sovereignty of peoples and rejects any form of interference or imposition in the 2024 electoral process. We consider fundamental the respect for the right of each country to freely elect its authorities, without interventions of any kind that would undermine the integrity and transparency of its democratic process.

 Caracas, March 27, 2024